Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2006)

1,388 consumer complaints on file.

#10585949May 1, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 06/24/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ON MAY 7,2014. UPDATED 06/25/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586019May 1, 2014
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL 02/04/2014 AND AS I WAS TURNING TO LEAVE SCHOOL I HEARD A RINGING SOUND FROM INSIDE OF CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK LEFT AND RIGHT THEN I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT WITH OUT ME TOUCHING IT . IT WAS AS SOMEONE WAS DOING IT AND I COULDN'T SEE THEM AND WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IT WAS VERY UNSTABLE TO DRIVE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE SLOW BECAUSE IT WOULD JERK UNEXPECTEDLY DURING MY DRIVE I FELT VERY UNSAFE WHEN I DRIVE WITH MY 4 AND 14 DAUGHTER AND MOM YEAR OLD IN THE CAR I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY MOSTLY A GOOD PART OF MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AND SOMEONE TOLD ME OF THE RECALL . SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT IT HAD A 150,000.00 MILE WARRANTY ON PART BUT HE SAID I HAVE TO HAVE A TEST DOING TO SEE IF THE STEERING MOTOR IS BAD FOR $103.00 AND IF IT IS MOTOR FOR STEERING IT WOULD BE FIXED AND THEY WILL WAVE TEST CHARGE . IT SAYS POWER STEERING WHEN IT AUDIBLE SOUNDS IN CAR ON RADIO DISPLAY PANEL I COULD NOT LET HIM DO THE TEST CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY IF THEY SAID SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG SO NOW IT IS GONE ALMOST COMPLETELY . MY SHOULDER ARE VERY SORE FROM HAVING TO DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK AND TO GET MY KID AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT TO . MAYBE AFTER I GET INTO A MAJOR CRASH AND MY FAMILY DIES OR SOMEONE ELSE DIES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL CAR WHEN IT IS NEEDED MAYBE YOU WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT PLEASE WAVE TEST FEE OR SOMETHING SO IF I TAKE IT IN TO GET FIXED SO YOU CAN HAVE A HAPPY BUYER OF CHEVY AUTOS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585566April 29, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584973April 25, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584519April 23, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AN STEERING IS HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584141April 22, 2014
STEERING
WHILE MERGING ON TO A HIGHWAY, MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY COULDN'T STEER. FORTUNATELY, IT ONLY LASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND IT CAME BACK. HAD IT NOT COME BACK, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRUCK THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO US. THIS IS NEVER HAPPENED PRIOR TO THIS AND NOT SINCE. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ASSURES ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL, HOWEVER, HE ALSO COULDN'T TELL ME WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN OR OFFER A SUGGESTION. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584246April 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583909April 21, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR CHEVY MALIBU 2004-2007 ON FUEL PUMPS WITH A PART NUMBER OF TU456. MY FUEL PUMP HAS NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY, AND I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WAS PART OF THE RECALL OR NOT. I AM HOPING THIS IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WAS IN THE RECALL, SO NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF SO I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO FIX THIS AS IN CHEVY FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583832April 20, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ABOUT 12 MIDNIGHT,ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY WITH LOTS OF TRUCK ON THE ROAD. I HEARD THREE BEEPS THEN A MESSAGE RAN ACROSS THE DASH CHECK POWER STEERING, BEFORE I COULD FINISH READING THE MESSAGE I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVING ROUGH VIBRATING VERY HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS ABOUT THREE LANE OVER FROM THE EXIT LANES.THANK THE LORD I'M STILL HERE. I SEEN A RECALL IN MARCH OF 2010 ON THE MONTE CARLO CALL AND INQUIRED ABOUT MY CAR TALKED WITH A MANAGER NAMED [XXX] FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS NO CONTACT THEN WAS TOLD NOT A PART OF RECALL .REPAIR $1700 WEBB CHEVY. GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT IT'S CONSUMERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583843April 20, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. IN MANY OCCASIONS WHEN I START THE ENGINE THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. I CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEMS AT LEAST 15 OR 20 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 9, 2012. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH THE CAR MOVING. ALSO WHEN I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER THE POWER STEERING ALERT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND I HEAR A CLUNK NOISE THAT I CAN FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS LIKE IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. I CHECKED THE RACK AND PINION IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND FOUND IT HAD THE SCREWS THAT HOLD IT TO THE FRAME LOOSE. I TIGHTENED THEM BUT THE NOISE DOES NOT GO AWAY. I DRIVE THIS CAR WITH CAUTION AND FEAR BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND THE NOISE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THIS MONTH (APRIL 2014) I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. SOMETIMES IT MARKS FULL AND OTHERS EMPTY WITH GAS IN THE TANK. AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583613April 19, 2014
STEERING
I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND STEERING WENT OUT I ENDED UP IN THE LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC TURNING IN A LEFT TURNING LANE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THANK THE LORD NO ONE WAS IN THAT LANE. AND THE 2ND TIME 2 WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A EXXON STATION AND ALMOST HIT THE GAS PUMP.JUST GLAD MY BREAKS WORKED GOOD AND HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN WILL WE GET A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE RECALL.. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING YET. IF NEED BE I WILL TAKE MORE STEPS BECAUSE THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND I AM NOT PAYING FOR IT. I CALLED THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL AND I DID AND I WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL I GOT RECALL CARD IN THE MAIL AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING YET......THAT WAS A MONTH AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583472April 18, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO SIERRA CHEVROLET IN SOUTHFIELD, MI WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IN 10/13, SINCE PURCHASING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN 5 MONTHS FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL SYSTEMS ON DASHBOARD DROP TO ZERO (0), GAS, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM'S. I WAS FIRST CHARGED $125 (DEALER CLAIMED THEY WOULD SPLIT COST) WHICH DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME $430 TO REPLACE A MODULE WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM. I AM BEING REPEATEDLY TOLD MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE A COPY OF LETTER FROM NHTSA TO GENERAL MOTORS DATED 3/31/14 IDENTIFYING SAFETY RECALL OF POWER STEERING AS WELL GM'S LETTER TO DEALERSHIPS DATED 3/31/14 REFERRED TO AS BULLETIN # 14116 WHICH STATES DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE TORQUE SYSTEM IN MODELS 2004-2006 MALIBU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583265April 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY PROBLEM STARTED AROUND THE END OF FEBRUARY AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORST. I HAVE A NOISES THAT COMES FROM MY STEERING WHEEL, DRIVING ANY SPEED, AND MAKING COMPLETE TURNS AT ANYTIME IT WILL JUST GO OUT. SOME TIMES IT STARTS WHEN I GO OUT TO START MY CAR UP AND THE MESSAGE BORAD SAYS CHECK POWER STEERING, WHICH MAKING IT VERY HARD TO MAKE TURNS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE KNOW ABOUT RECALL, BUT SAID I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A NOTICE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALL 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582803April 15, 2014
STEERING
IT STARTED IN JAN, AND GETTING WORST, JUST DRIVING ANY SPEED, COULD BE COMPLETING TURNS, ANYTIME IT JUST GOES OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY KNOW ABOUT RECALL, SAID WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR OUR NOTICE. BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALL 2006 CARS.....IT'S HAPPENING TO OUR CAR! HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATION? ALSO WHAT IF WE DON'T RECEIVE NOTIFICATION . SHOULD WE JUST GET LEGAL HELP, TO GET THIS RECTIFIED AND FIXED NOW BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! SORRY IF THIS ISN'T WHAT THIS IS FOR, JUST GETTING RUN AROUND AND VERY FRUSTRATED AND AFRAID THAT AN ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582861April 15, 2014
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A USED CAR ON 3/8/2014-RETURNED VECHILE ON 3/13/2014 FOR SERVICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME; IT WAS INSPECTED ON 2/28/2014; SINCE THAT TIME, I HAD RETURN 3 TIMES FOR THE PULLING AND 2 TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN TO BE REPARIED.. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR FOR THE CHECK ENGINE WAS AS FOLLOWS FOR THE CODE P0605 AND EVAP MONITOR NOT READY AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CODE 61,737 , 61,804, -DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS REPARIED BUT CONTINUED TO COME ON- 62,355 62,594 - THE CODE WAS FOR THE EVAP MONITOR AND I NO LONGER WENT TO DEALER SINCE THE MANAGER, CHRIS, OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IF I WAS GOING TO REPORT THE PROBLEMS TO MOTOR VEHICLE OR ATTORNEY GENERAL THEY WOULD NO LONGER SERVICE IT.(ALL AMERICAN FORD-[XXX], KINGSTON NY) I BROUGHT IT TO HAVILAND AUTO REPAIR ([XXX] HYDE PARK, NY)BEFORE AND AFTER THE SERVICING FROM ALONG WITH MONROE MUFFLER FOR ESTIMATE ON THE PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT HAD BEEN COMPLETE AND IT STILL PULLS AND THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER SO MANY MILES; DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULLING, THE TIRES WIL WEAR EASILY AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS-50 + IT IS WORK TO KEEP IT SWAYING... 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579562April 14, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DRIVING CAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579634April 14, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING OTHER MALIBUS AND CARS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR STEERING BUT MINE IS NOT AND IS NOT BEING COVERED BY CHEVY VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE HARD STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS AND PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578814April 10, 2014
WHEELS
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL RIMS REPLACED OR STRAIGHTENED AFTER NORMAL USE. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE RIMS HAD MOST LIKELY BEEN BENT FROM HITTING A POTHOLE OR RAILROAD TRACKS. NO EXCESSIVE SPEED OR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, OR OFF ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BY THE VEHICLE. YET, DURING NORMAL WEAR AND USAGE THE ORIGINAL RIMS ON THE VEHICLE EASILY BEND CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE AND THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578778April 9, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
WAS AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IT WAS RAINING CAR STOPPED AND GOT FLOODED UNDER THE UNDER PASS COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR MOTOR WOULDN'T START ARE ANYTHING WE HAD TO GET RESCUED OUT OF THE CAR DUE TO THE POWER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577816April 6, 2014
ENGINE
I FILED A COMPLAINT LAST YEAR IN REFERENCE TO THE RANDOM STOPPING ISSUE ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THE MALIBU'S AND IMPALAS HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED AS THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS A LITERAL DEATHTRAP AND THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED ME THAT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. IF YOU REVIEW THE VARIOUS CAR FORUMS, THE RANDOM STOPPING ISSUE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL CHEVY VEHICLES MAKE IN THIS TIMEFRAME. THE DEALERSHIPS OFFER LITTLE ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THE ISSUES IF NO CODE IS GENERATED. THE VEHICLES ARE ENGINEERED TO STOP IN THE EVENT OF ALMOST ANY MINOR ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM A SINGLE PARENT THAT PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE. SHE HAS COME HOME IN TEARS MANY TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STOPPING ON HER WITH NO WARNING AND ALMOST BEING HIT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $1500 TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE THAT CHEVY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHILE THE MALIBU IS LITERALLY USELESS AND SITS ON MY DRIVEWAY. I WOULD HATE TO EVEN GIVE IT AWAY KNOWING OF THIS ISSUE. IF I SELL THIS VEHICLE TO SOMEONE ELSE, I AM SELLING A DEATHTRAP THAT COULD CAUSE ANOTHER FAMILY A MAJOR TRAGEDY. I FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH GM AND WAS JUST TOLD AGAIN LAST WEEK THAT THEY VEHICLE CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED. THEY WENT BY THE INFORMATION FROM THE FIRST DIAGNOSTIC AND DID NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN. PLEASE ENCOURAGE GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES OR BUY THEM BACK AS THEY ARE USELESS DEATHTRAPS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NOT BEING ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A VEHICLE. THEY ARE MERELY HIDING BEHIND MORE DEFECTS THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DISCLOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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